Oz pledges to fight healthcare fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts
WASHINGTON — Dr. Mehmet Oz promised senators on Friday to fight healthcare fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the…
Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led government…
Miami Beach mayor wants to end lease, funding for theater showing anti-Israeli film
Basel Aero (from left), Rachel Szar, Hamdan Ball, and Yuval Abraham of "No Other Land" celebrate backstage after winning the Oscar for best documentary feature…
Trump guts Education Department, sending California scrambling
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off about half of the agency’s employees, casting uncertainty over how —…
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress’ funding for USAID, judge says
WASHINGTON — President Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian and development work abroad, a federal judge ruled, saying the administration…
Northern Pulp seeking $2.5 billion in private-public funding to build new pulp mill
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Republicans march ahead with government funding bill despite Democratic opposition
WASHINGTON — Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded…
House Republicans unveil bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy that seems certain…
Trump’s 1% policy wars: Transgender people, USAID funding and now Canadian fentanyl?
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called President Trump this week to discuss the imposition of stiff U.S. tariffs, Trump linked the decision to deadly…
UN to halve Rohingya food aid in Bangladesh amid funding crunch | Rohingya News
The United Nations has warned that it will be forced to halve rations for about one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from next month due…
Politics and funding cuts threaten global relief efforts: UN aid chief | Gaza
Tom Fletcher warns that global humanitarian aid is at risk as funding collapses and political battles block life-saving relief.The world’s humanitarian system is overstretched, underfunded,…
Congress tries to avoid a partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON — As House members finished voting for the week and left Washington, the lead Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, voiced frustration…
Africa HIV deaths to mount, as Trump stops funding. Here’s why | HIV/AIDS News
United States funding cuts to HIV/AIDS programmes in many African countries could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent, health experts and…
Foreign aid recipients face crises after funding terminated, USAID workers fired
1 of 4 | A laid-off USAID worker outside the building in Washington, D.C, displays her feelings in a sign about the terminations and funding…
Trump administration appeals deadline to release US foreign aid funding | Donald Trump News
The administration of President Donald Trump has argued it cannot meet an impending deadline to release frozen funds for foreign aid, despite a court order…
Judge extends block on Trump’s sweeping freeze on federal funding
WASHINGTON — A federal judge agreed Tuesday to continue blocking President Trump’s administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars.U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan…
UN biodiversity talks resume with dispute over funding topping the agenda | Climate Crisis News
Global talks to protect biodiversity have restarted with a call for humanity to come together to “sustain life on the planet” and overcome a fight…
Federal funding cuts could hamper L.A. River projects, lawmaker warns
Cyclists sped past on a trail overlooking the Los Angeles River near Dodger Stadium as a group of city officials and members of Congress walked…
Newsom asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for L.A. wildfire relief
Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Congress to approve an additional $39.7 billion in aid to help Los Angeles recover from the catastrophic damage wreaked by…
U.S. aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk
NAIROBI — Two-year-old Evans was brought to the Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi a year ago, suffering from HIV and tuberculosis. With no family to care for…